Lovable vs Bolt: which AI app builder should you use?

Both turn a prompt into a running web app, and both put their main paid tier at $25 a month. They meter that money differently, and they handle code, hosting and team billing in their own ways.

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Lovable or Bolt: which fits your project

Lean towards Lovable if you want a guided, chat-first flow, two-way GitHub sync on every plan including free, and a bill that does not grow with headcount, since its workspaces allow unlimited members and are priced by credits rather than seats. Lean towards Bolt if you measure usage in tokens, want a generous free allowance of 1M tokens a month, and like that unused Pro tokens roll over.

Pro costs $25 a month on both when billed monthly. Lovable Pro starts at 100 credits a month and drops to $250 a year on annual billing. Bolt Pro starts at 10M tokens a month; Bolt says yearly billing saves up to 28% but did not list the yearly figure on its pricing page when we checked on October 17, 2026.

If the real goal is a business website with a contact form, a blog and a domain rather than a custom app, We.Inc is a narrower fit: describe the business, then edit by clicking, chatting or opening the code. AI building starts at $20 a month.

How Lovable and Bolt charge and what each plan unlocks

LovableBoltWe.Inc
Free tier5 build credits a day, capped at 30 a month, plus 20 Cloud credits1M tokens a month, 300K a day, Bolt branding on sites3 template sites on a we.inc address, no AI
Main paid planPro $25/mo monthly or $250/yr, from 100 creditsPro $25/mo billed monthly, from 10M tokensStarter $20/mo with 250 credits
Team planBusiness $50/mo or $500/yr, adds SSOTeams $30 per member a month, tokens not sharedPro $49, Max $99 per month; collaborators on projects
Usage unitCredits; top-ups $15 per 50 on ProTokens; unused Pro tokens roll overCredits per AI generation
Custom domainPro and upPro and upStarter and up, one CNAME record
Code outGitHub sync on all plans; codebase download on paid plansGitHub integration; push to your repo and host elsewhereZIP download on any plan; GitHub push on Max
BackendLovable Cloud with its own credit grantBolt Database, unlimited databases on all plansCloud panel: database, sign-up, storage, edge functions

Prices as of October 2026 in US dollars per month from Lovable's plan documentation and Bolt's pricing page (both linked in sources); Bolt's yearly prices were not listed.

Pros and cons

Lovable

Best for: Founders and small teams who want a guided builder and the code mirrored to GitHub from day one

Price: Free tier; Pro $25/mo or $250/yr; Business $50/mo or $500/yr; Enterprise custom (October 2026)

Pros: Two-way GitHub sync is available even on the free plan; Unlimited workspace members, priced by credits instead of seats; Annual billing gives two months free

Cons: The free plan stops building for the month once 30 daily credits are used; Git sync always creates a new repository and cannot attach to an existing one

Bolt

Best for: Builders who prefer token-based usage and want a sizeable free allowance to experiment with

Price: Free tier; Pro $25/mo billed monthly; Teams $30 per member a month; Enterprise custom (October 2026)

Pros: 1M free tokens a month with hosting and unlimited databases; Unused Pro tokens carry over to the next month; Can import an existing GitHub repository to start from

Cons: Free sites carry Bolt branding and a 10MB upload limit; Teams is billed per member and tokens are not pooled

We.Inc

Best for: People comparing app builders when what they actually need is a business website they can edit without code

Price: Free plan: up to 3 template sites on a we.inc address, no AI. AI building from $20/mo (Starter, 250 credits). Pro $49/mo, Max $99/mo.

Pros: Business-site parts are built in: contact forms that land in a Contacts list, a CMS for posts, an SEO panel and visitor analytics; Output is React and TypeScript on Vite that you can download and run with npm

Cons: AI building is not on the free plan; A smaller marketplace of add-ons than older platforms

Credits versus tokens: why $25 buys different things

Lovable spends credits per message, so a quick wording fix and a large new feature both draw from the same pool. On Pro you get the monthly allotment plus five daily build credits with no monthly cap, and you can buy top-ups at $15 for 50 credits. Monthly plan credits expire two months after they are issued, while top-ups last twelve months.

Bolt meters tokens, which track how much text the model reads and writes. Larger projects carry more context, so the same request can cost more as an app grows. Pro starts at 10M tokens with no daily cap, and unused tokens roll over. The only fair comparison is to build the same small feature on both free tiers and see how far each allowance stretches for your kind of project.

Teams and billing

This is where the two diverge most for a group. Lovable workspaces allow unlimited members on every plan and price by credits, so adding a colleague does not raise the bill, though Business credits cost more per top-up ($30 per 50). Bolt Teams charges $30 per member a month and gives each person their own tokens, along with centralized billing, admin controls and private NPM registry support.

When Lovable is the stronger choice

You want the repository on GitHub from the first prompt, including on the free tier, and you value a predictable, seat-free bill for a growing team. You want SSO, which arrives on Business at $50 a month.

When Bolt is the stronger choice

You want to try things properly before paying, since 1M free tokens and unlimited databases go a long way on a small prototype. You already have a repository and want to import it as the starting point, which Bolt supports from its homepage and Lovable's docs say Git sync cannot do directly.

Moving a project from Lovable to Bolt, or back

Lovable's GitHub docs describe three ways out: keep a synced repository, clone it locally, or use Download codebase in project settings on a paid plan. Because Lovable cannot link to an existing repository, moving a Bolt project into Lovable means downloading it as a ZIP and importing it.

Bolt connects a project to GitHub through its GitHub app; it commits changes automatically and checks for outside updates about every 30 seconds. To bring a Lovable project in, use the GitHub option below the Bolt chatbox and select the repository. Disconnecting a Bolt project from GitHub is permanent unless support reconnects it, so decide before you unlink.

Whichever way you move, the database and authentication do not travel inside the code. Data in Lovable Cloud or Bolt Database has to be exported and recreated, and any secret keys re-entered. Point your custom domain at the new host last.

If it is really a website, not an app

Plenty of people compare these two while planning a site for a clinic, studio or trade business. We.Inc builds that kind of site from a description, can rebuild an existing site you own from its URL, and imports a GitHub repository, which works best when the project already uses Vite, React and TypeScript.

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Frequently asked questions

Are Lovable and Bolt the same price?

Their headline Pro price matches at $25 a month billed monthly in October 2026. What you get differs: Lovable Pro starts at 100 credits plus daily build credits, while Bolt Pro starts at 10M tokens with rollover. Lovable Pro falls to $250 a year on annual billing. Bolt says yearly billing saves up to 28% but did not show the figure on its page.

Which has the better free plan?

It depends on how you work. Lovable's free tier gives 5 build credits a day, capped at 30 a month, plus GitHub sync. Bolt's gives 1M tokens a month with a 300K daily limit, hosting and unlimited databases, but sites show Bolt branding. Neither free tier includes a custom domain; both add that on Pro.

Can I download my code from Lovable and Bolt?

Lovable syncs to a new private GitHub repository on any plan, and paid plans also get a Download codebase option. Bolt's documentation describes GitHub integration as the route out: connect a repository, let Bolt commit to it, then deploy from GitHub to another host. Data held in either vendor's database needs a separate export.

Which is cheaper for a team of five?

On list prices, Lovable is likely cheaper for headcount because workspaces allow unlimited members and plans are priced by credits, with Business at $50 a month. Bolt Teams costs $30 per member a month, so five people pay $150 a month, each with their own token allowance. Actual cost depends on how much each person builds.

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